1. Texas Open Meetings Act 2015 Legislative Update Charlotte M. Harper Deputy Division Chief Opinion Committee

2.  Senate Bill 679 - amends sections 551.001 and 551.056, and adds section 551.0501, regarding joint airport boards  House Bill 3357 - amends sections 551.053 and 551.054, pertaining to notice locations  Senate Bill 27 - amends section 551.121 to require internet broadcast of telephone conference call meetings of institutions of higher educations and other similar institutions  House Bill 283 - amends section 551.128, governing video and audio recordings of open meetings of certain entities 2015 Legislation

3.  Washington v. Burley, 930 F. Supp. 2d 790 (S.D. Tex. 2013)  In re Galveston, No.14-14-01005-CV, 2015 WL 971314 (Tex. App.—Houston [14 th Dist.] March 3, 2015, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.)  Tarrant Regional Water District v. Bennett, 453 S.W.3d 51 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2014, pet. denied) Judicial Decisions

4.  GA-0989 (2013)  GA-0999 (2013)  GA-1079 (2014)  KP-0006 (2015)  KP-0020 (2015) Attorney General Opinions

5. Open Government Hotline Toll Free (877) OPEN-TEX (877) 673-6839 OAG website www.texasattorneygeneral.gov Views expressed are those of the presenter, do not constitute legal advice, and are not official opinions of the Office of the Texas Attorney General. Questions and Assistance